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Hoppy Hearts is a registered non-profit organization that was founded in February 2014.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide for the betterment of domestic rabbits in our community through public education, adoption and by promoting compassionate attitudes towards rabbit welfare.

Vision Statement

We serve our community through educational and adoption events and are very active on a variety of social media outlets to further promote rabbit care and welfare.

We provide a safe placement for unwanted, abandoned and neglected rabbits through individual, foster homes. While in our care, they are socialized in a loving environment to develop a trusting relationship with their caretakers. All our rabbits are placed in suitable, permanent homes, following an in-depth adoption process which includes matching rabbit personalities with adopter's expectations and providing educational material to applicants about the responsibilities of bringing a rabbit into their lives. Rabbits in our care are spayed/neutered, receive all appropriate veterinary care and treatment to ensure they are healthy prior to adoption.

When funds and space allow, we also provide sanctuary to elderly and infirm rabbits who will benefit from our experience and continued care.

Hoppy Hearts is highly reliant on the support of the community for donations and foster home care.

Our foster homes are the backbone of the rescue and help our organization run smoothly. It is our goal to provide them with best experience possible by allowing them to be as involved in the rescue as they are comfortable with. We also try to match each rabbit to the foster homes' abilities and experience to ensure a positive outcome for both

Board of Directors

Kaylie Ngo

President

For Kaylie, the idea of rescuing rabbits was inspired by Mallory. Mallory was liberated from an auction when she was pulled out of the sale for being "damaged goods" (She had horrible ear cankers and a birth defect which caused her leg to appear splayed). Noticing that rabbits were often over looked and neglected, Kaylie made it her goal to make a difference and do something for the rabbits in her community. ​

​Kaylie's personal rabbits,Tulip and Pancakes, often attend special Easter Awareness events where they have photos taken with children in hopes of spreading the #MakeMineChocolate message.

I got my first rabbit when I was 15. His name was Bunny and he was a gorgeous grey and white Netherland Dwarf. I had him for 9 and a half years before he passed away in February 2014. Bunny had taught me so much about the world of rabbits. He showed me how sassy, spunky, wacky, mischievous and loving these creatures can be. I knew I needed to open my heart and home once again to another rabbit and had come across Hoppy Hearts while looking for a rabbit to adopt. It wasn’t long after that, that Remmi found a home with me. Soon we were joined by Beatrice and then Pearl who was a foster initially, but I couldn’t help myself and fell in love with her sweet nature. I decided that since I couldn’t take on any more rabbits permanently, I needed to find another way to help the rescue. I was asked to help run some of the social media sites to get more exposure out in the community. I quickly took up the Twitter page and am currently working on the Instagram account. During events, I am there to document and share our day. If you’re on Twitter, be sure to follow @hoppyhearts for news on events, updates on adoptions and other little tidbits we might want to share. Please don’t forget to share our tweets with your own followers; you never know who might end up being a great rabbit parent!

Danielle Thomas

Director

Danielle got her first rabbit, Bernard, five years ago and after their first blissful year together she began to learn more about the plight of the domestic rabbit. Seeing more and more neglected and abandoned rabbits and not knowing what to do, she looked for ways to help. This led her to Hoppy Hearts foster program. Her involvement with Hoppy Hearts also helped her find Manny, a lop ear rescued from a life of neglect as well she adopted Irinia who is now happily in love with Bernard. Luckily for her the ladies of Hoppy Hearts welcomed her into the fold and honored her with an invitation to join the organisation, she's now happily helping bunnies in any way she can and loving it! Franny is Danielle's newest addition who survived an emergency bladder stone removal and a ton of TLC to become a healthy girl!